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Smithers Rapra is pleased to announce the dates for the Silicone
Elastomers 2013, the 6th edition to be offered in
Europe and 8th on an International scale. The 3-day
conference will take place 10-12 June 2013, at the Hilton Munich City. Silicone
Elastomers 2013will bring together manufacturers,
processors, end-users, designers and researchers for a summit-style
technical discussion of silicone elastomer materials, global markets,
processing advancements and novel applications.

“At Silicone
Elastomers 2013, industrial and academic research staff
and the customer users of silicone elastomers will explore the emerging
applications, manufacturing techniques, processing improvements and
testing advances that are moving this growing industry forward,” said
Andrew Smaha, Conference Director for Smithers Rapra. “The presenters at
last year’s Berlin and Cincinnati events delivered truly outstanding
content, and we have reworked and combined these two events into a
singular, annual format in 2013 to attract even deeper dialogue among
OEMs, end users and academics.

Added for 2013 will be several strategic roundtable discussions aimed at
breaking down collaborative barriers to the betterment of the industry
as a whole, as well as dedicated time for private development meetings
between clients and manufacturers -- all to ensure that the event
continues to be a critical forum for networking, collaboration and
information exchange about what deliverables are needed for silicone
elastomers to expand their share of the market.”

Silicone
Elastomers 2013will cover the use of silicone elastomers
in a wide range of industries– including applications in medical,
automotive and industries yet to be fully exploited. The 2013 program
will also touch on the whole range of silicone elastomer materials,
including high temperature vulcanized (HTV), room temperature vulcanized
(RTV), high consistency silicone rubber (HCR) and liquid silicone rubber
(LSR).

Speaker recruitment for Silicone
Elastomers 2013 is now underway. To submit a paper topic
for consideration, please contact conference director Andrew Smaha at +1
207 781 9617 or asmaha@smithers.com
with a proposed title, name of presenter, paragraph description and full
contact details no later than 15 January 2013. The conference
advisory will review abstracts submitted, and authors will be notified
of acceptance by Friday, 25 January 2013.

Sponsorship and exhibition opportunities are available; please contact
Bill Allen at +44 (0)1372 802086 or email ballen@smithers.com
if you are interested in learning more about the benefits of partnering
on this annual, international Silicone Elastomers event.

Smithers Rapra is the global leader in rubber, plastics, polymer and
composites testing, consulting and information products and events, with
key focuses including the tire, industrial, transportation, consumer and
medical industries. For more information, visit http://info.smithersrapra.com
or www.smithersrapra.com.

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